Domestic technical textiles Industry Segment-wise consumption of ...

56031100,
56031200,
56031300,
56031400,
56039200,
56039300,
56039400
Non-Woven (Various) cumulative 13.14 5.00
Total
Imports 415.66 87
Source: DGCIS, IBIS, IMaCS Analysis
As in the case of imports, since most of these HS codes are used for a variety of products, we have
estimated the import of fabric/products meant for use as Geotextiles, which is around Rs 87 Crore.
These exports are estimated to be Rs 127.8 crore for the year 2012-13.
7. Key importers & exporters
Some of the key importers in the Indian market are listed below:
• Garware Wall Ropes, represents Tensar International of UK
• Maccaferi India itself imports products like geo-grids which it doesn’t manufacture here.
• Terram is represented by its distributor - Terracorp situated in Gurgaon.
• Huesker is represented by its distributor – Archana Structural Engineering
Dupont also sells its own non-woven brands directly through its office. Manufacturers like Kusumgar
also import on the project specific basis.
Ambica Polymers, SKAPs and TechFab export to the US and Europe
8. Manufacturing process and Type of Raw materials
Geotextiles are manufactured from polypropylene, polyester or polyethylene which can be either
woven or non-woven. Manufacturing process for Woven products includes Weaving / Knitting
and Coating (PVC). Products can be - woven multi-filament, woven slit-film monofilament and
woven slit-film multifilament. The non-woven Geotextiles can be made from heat bonding or
needle-punching. Geogrids are knitted, while Geonets and Geomembranes are extruded from
HDPE.
9. Key machinery manufacturers/suppliers in India
Most units surveyed used Sulzer looms for manufacturing Woven Geotextiles. Knitting machines
from Karl Mayer are also used. Nonwoven needle-punching lines from Hunter, Dilo Group and
Trutzschler are used. In India, the leading machinery vendors are represented by ATE and Voltas.
10. Quality Control and standards in India